-Mistakes help us shore up where we lack knowledge and help us see the gaps that we have. They also are a reminder to pause a bit and not get too wound up in the urgency of things. I know that my own mistakes tend to happen when I'm rushing to meet a deadline (whether real or self-imposed). My worst mistakes happen when I'm tired and rushed, where I'm practically flailing at the keyboard trying to get something, anything, working. Allowing myself to pause for a moment, reflect on what it is that I'm trying to do, and see the uncertainty in the moment allows me the moment I need to recalibrate and refocus in the moment.
+Mistakes are how we learn what works and what doesn't work. They are an integral part of our learning process. We tend to remember the lessons of what didn't work better than the ones that did work. Mistakes help us shore up where we lack knowledge and help us see the gaps that we have.
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+Mistakes also act as a reminder to pause for a moment and not get too wound up in the urgency of things. My own mistakes tend to crop up when I'm rushing to meet a deadline (whether real or self-imposed). My worst mistakes happen when I'm tired and rushed, where I'm practically flailing at the keyboard trying to get something (anything!) working. When I allow myself to pause for a moment, reflect on what I'm trying to do, and see the uncertainty in the moment I can take steps to recalibrate and refocus in the moment. I give myself the freedom to course-correct and understand that I'm not doing my best and I need to do something different. It might be something small like giving my brain a bit of rest or something large like revisiting the assumptions I made about what I'm doing. Taking the pause lets me see if I want to continue doing what I'm doing and understand if that's OK.